Official Price Cuts - VGF

Lurch1982 · 03-29-2004, 10:07 PM

Xbox to 149.99, Crimson Skies/Project Gotham 2/Counterstrike to 29.99, Voodoo Vince/Grabbed by the Ghoulies/Music Mixer to 19.99

03-29-2004, 10:43 PM

Console price cuts: about damn time. Rather odd to see it now rather than at E3. Looks like Sony was surprised, too. Or perhaps they just don't care, for some reason.

Cutting the price on those games: it's called marketing, Microsoft. Relearn it.

Lurch1982 · 03-29-2004, 10:46 PM

Crimson, PGR2, and Counterstrike are obviously designed to push Xbox Live.

03-29-2004, 11:07 PM

The issue I'd take with them is that they didn't sell as well as they should've, hence the drop this soon. Perhaps this could be argued to be a marketing effort in itself, in which case it makes a lot of sense, but I'd rather see them stand on their own merit.

Lurch1982 · 03-29-2004, 11:18 PM

I agree, but it also has something to do with Microsoft not pushing any of those games.

03-30-2004, 11:25 PM

Problem is they didn't push any games this past year. Halo 2 will be huge, but they need to go beyond that franchise. I suspect enough of Rare's brand will carry over that something like Perfect Dark will do well, so that should help. They've gotta get back to like it was at launch (granted, that was pre-Live).

04-01-2004, 03:19 AM

heard about price cuts in the newspaper

GameoverR · 04-05-2004, 05:33 PM

Not sure if its an official price cut or not, but I just bought a brand new copy of Star Wars KOTOR at Target for like $25.....happy happy!!

03-29-2004, 10:07 PM	#1
Lurch1982 Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Katrinaland, USA Gender: Posts: 9,115 Thanks: 119 Thanked 185 Times in 120 Posts Points: 25,220.79 Bank: 136,219.57 Total Points: 161,440.36 Donate	Xbox to 149.99, Crimson Skies/Project Gotham 2/Counterstrike to 29.99, Voodoo Vince/Grabbed by the Ghoulies/Music Mixer to 19.99

03-29-2004, 10:43 PM	#2
SSacobie Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Console price cuts: about damn time. Rather odd to see it now rather than at E3. Looks like Sony was surprised, too. Or perhaps they just don't care, for some reason. Cutting the price on those games: it's called marketing, Microsoft. Relearn it.

03-29-2004, 10:46 PM	#3
Lurch1982 Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Katrinaland, USA Gender: Posts: 9,115 Thanks: 119 Thanked 185 Times in 120 Posts Points: 25,220.79 Bank: 136,219.57 Total Points: 161,440.36 Donate	Crimson, PGR2, and Counterstrike are obviously designed to push Xbox Live.

03-29-2004, 11:07 PM	#4
SSacobie Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	The issue I'd take with them is that they didn't sell as well as they should've, hence the drop this soon. Perhaps this could be argued to be a marketing effort in itself, in which case it makes a lot of sense, but I'd rather see them stand on their own merit.

03-29-2004, 11:18 PM	#5
Lurch1982 Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Katrinaland, USA Gender: Posts: 9,115 Thanks: 119 Thanked 185 Times in 120 Posts Points: 25,220.79 Bank: 136,219.57 Total Points: 161,440.36 Donate	I agree, but it also has something to do with Microsoft not pushing any of those games.

03-30-2004, 11:25 PM	#6
SSacobie Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	Problem is they didn't push any games this past year. Halo 2 will be huge, but they need to go beyond that franchise. I suspect enough of Rare's brand will carry over that something like Perfect Dark will do well, so that should help. They've gotta get back to like it was at launch (granted, that was pre-Live).

04-01-2004, 03:19 AM	#7
Banned from VGF Guest Posts: n/a Points: 0 Bank: 0 Total Points: 0 Donate	heard about price cuts in the newspaper

04-05-2004, 05:33 PM	#8
GameoverR Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: OH Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 971.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,471.00 Donate	Not sure if its an official price cut or not, but I just bought a brand new copy of Star Wars KOTOR at Target for like $25.....happy happy!!